N.49 : M.N.Ry. No.11

Built for the opening of the Manx Northern Railway in 1879 by the Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co., as three double Third Class compartments, in common with some others of the series this was divided in 1881 to create six individual compartments. The central compartments were designated for smoking passengers; surviving in periodic use into the 1940s and thereafter stored in the carriage shed at Ramsey Station, later moved c.1952 when the shed was leased out to St. John’s Station where it stood on Harry Cubbons wing to the side of the carriage shed, there is remained and was another loss of the shed fire there on 10th December 1975.

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No.11

N.49

6’ 9”

30’ 0”

2’ 3”

24’ 0”

Stored behind the carriage shed at St. John's Station following withdrawal from traffic; April 1955 where it resided for many years.

Still in traffic and retaining its roof-mounted oil lamp housings seen by H.C. Casserley at St. John’s Station in July 1933.